https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-z29ft-14ad1bb David is a retired firefighter medic from the Pacific Northwest. He spent 28 years on the job between volunteer time and career. His story is one filled with trauma on the job to include numerous pediatric codes and death. Those traumas led him to anger, to drinking, to rehab, and eventually to recovery. Today David…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-5j7ij-14a4501 Tom Mitchell is a hero. I don’t throw that title around often or easily, but in this case, it’s the truth. Better known as Tattoo Tom, Tom is a self-described and appropriately anointed aggressive and unapologetic activist for children with cancer and their families.  From a personal tragedy was born a dogged determination to…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-pgnmt-149a35a Gandhi said that the “best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Jess Rambo is a creative force behind the Painted Buffalo. She’s a Marine Corps veteran who has taken her artistic skill and passion and applied it to the veterans community. Her love of art and love…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-s6ymm-1491691  Dostoevsky wrote “You will burn and you will burn out. You’ll be healed and come back again.” Those words resonate with me. In some manner, small or large, we burn every day. Day-to-day life alone burns us and then we add traumas, work schedules, irregular sleep, poor diet, and numerous other stressors. I’m not…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ksptr-1489fc1 Destiny Morris is a licensed marriage and family therapist from California. Her practice centers around first responders, spouses, and relationships. She is certified as a first responder counselor as well as being trained in the practice of EMDR and trauma informed. She works with individuals, couples and holds first responder partner groups. In this conversation,…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ksptr-1489fc1 Destiny Morris is a licensed marriage and family therapist from California. Her practice centers around first responders, spouses, and relationships. She is certified as a first responder counselor as well as being trained in the practice of EMDR and trauma informed. She works with individuals, couples and holds first responder partner groups. In this conversation,…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-hxvzd-14890a9 Welcome to Episode 78 of The Things We All Carry.  Macklemore said….. “Music is therapy. Music moves people. It connects people in ways that no other medium can. It pulls heartstrings. It acts as medicine.” Sarah Thrash is a Texan, a daughter, a sister, a fighter, and a survivor. Music is a passion and…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-du4mi-14801f6 Ryan is a firefighter in Washington, DC. His experiences with work and life demonstrate a need for a global approach to mental health. We can’t only worry about the calls we need to be in tune with all aspects of life for a firefighter. Knowing what trials and tribulations a firefighter’s living through and dealing…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-mfn2s-1476b65 “My purpose in life is to alleviate suffering.” That’s the mission statement of this week’s guest. Deana, also known as CopShrink on Instagram, is a licensed marriage and family therapist in the state of California. Her focus is working with cops, firefighters and the spouses of both. In addition she responds to large-scale or…

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-fum8f-146da4b Mike is a 15 year career firefighter and has 17 years as a paramedic. He started his career at a young age as a volunteer. He’s also a husband and a father of two young children.  I was scrolling through Facebook one day when I happened upon a post from a firefighter in Central…